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Keen to use his good health and free time to help others, retiree Bob Hosken hit the road with the St John WA Community Transport Service (CTS) four years ago and hasn’t looked back.  CTS volunteers like Bob, 76, drive community members door to door to medical appointments and activities, offering a smile and a…

Denmark’s Mahsa Anderson is active in more ways than one. She is a runner, soccer player and a psychologist who loves helping others.  Despite her busy schedule, Mahsa had thought about volunteering with St John WA (SJWA) for years, but the timing was never quite right.   Then she discovered how much of a difference SJWA…

At 2.5 million square kilometres St John WA covers the biggest geographical footprint of any single ambulance service in the world.  In the northernmost town of WA, there is a small but mighty team of SJWA volunteers who give their all to ensure an ambulance is available to their remote community around the clock.  The…

When Abraham Shapiro signed up to become a volunteer in search of purpose outside of his full-time job, little did he know he’d discover his calling. The St John WA (SJWA) Event Health Services volunteer of two years applied after watching his father Graeme give back from a young age. “I remember going to training…

In the heart of regional WA, two legends found purpose and connection through their shared commitment to helping others. Natasha Aylmore has been a country ambulance volunteer at the St John WA (SJWA) Geraldton sub centre for the past ten years, and has not only saved lives, but touched the hearts of many along the…

Volunteer ambulance officer, undertaker’s assistant, animal rescuer, mother of five.   Eleanor ‘Elly’ Hill wears many hats in the remote Goldfields town of Laverton.  For 35 years she has been the driving force at the St John WA Laverton Sub Centre, sacrificing countless hours of her own time for the community she loves.   Since joining SJWA…

They say many hands make light work, and in country communities like Kununoppin in WA’s Wheatbelt, they keep vital services alive.   Four generations of one family have given more than 90 years of volunteer service to ensure their region’s ambulance service runs around the clock.  Geoff Waters has been volunteering with St John WA Kununoppin…

Ian Digweed’s volunteering journey with St John WA began when he was just 11 years old.   Eager to become like the heroes he looked up to behind the lights and sirens, he joined as a young cadet in 1977.   Just a few years later, young Ian witnessed a child get hit by a car, it’s…

National Volunteer Week gives pause to reflect on the contribution of St John WA’s 5000 volunteers who contribute more than 230,000 hours to serving community each year. Volunteers work in a range of roles at St John WA from on-road emergency ambulance response in Country WA, to logistics, volunteer support, community transport and Event Health…